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Jeremias Gupit (center), Commission on Population-10 regional director, discusses a point with reporters during a press conference on the observance of the International Women’s Month held Monday (March 9). With Gupit are lawyer Pilipinas Palma (right), Commission on Human Rights-10 legal officer, and Estrella Pahalla (left), assistant regional director of Department of Labor and Employment-10. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Popcom exec: Cut in DOH budget could impact family planning program in Normin

A cut in the budget of the Department of Health (DOH) intended for the purchase of a new type of contraceptive could mean lesser access for women to reproductive health services in Northern Mindanao, a government official said.

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Read more about the article In the age of social media, young women more vulnerable to abuse
Talikala shares a screenshot of a Facebook conversation that involves trafficking of minors in Davao City. (Mick Basa / davaotoday.com)

In the age of social media, young women more vulnerable to abuse

Many young women, especially within urban poor communities, are becoming more vulnerable to the "prevalent" cases of prostitution. This time, this happens through social media networks, said a non-governmental organization helping prostituted women and children on Sunday.

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Read more about the article Coronavirus affects reshipment of Korean trash, Customs revenue collection
Bureau of Customs’ Mindanao Container Terminal sub-port collector John Simon. (Jigger J. Jerusalem/davaotoday.com)

Coronavirus affects reshipment of Korean trash, Customs revenue collection

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) in China that spread all over the world has played a factor in the delay of the shipment of the remaining 2,000 metric tons of trash back to South Korea, the Bureau of Customs in Northern Mindanao (BOC-10) said Wednesday.

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